Political Career
Del Mastro won the Conservative nomination for Peterborough over six other contenders in May 2005, defeating former party nominee James Jackson by only eight votes on the final ballot. He was elected in the 2006 federal election, narrowly defeating his Liberal Party opponent. The Conservatives won a minority government in this election, and Del Mastro entered parliament as a backbench supporter of Stephen Harper's administration. He was re-elected with an increased majority in the 2008 election, as the Harper government increased its seat total but fell short of a majority.
He was appointed as parliamentary secretary to the minister of Canadian Heritage on November 7, 2008. According to his website, he was also the parliamentary secretary to the minister of Sport. He is currently the parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada and the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
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